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Global Services
May 8, 2007
Imrana Khan |
Compliance Inhibits F&A Outsourcing A recent study finds that the increasing compliance burden of financial execs is the biggest obstacle to finance and accounting outsourcing.   |
CFO
April 1, 2005
Joseph McCafferty |
A Little Bit Softer Now The declining dollar is among the biggest concerns of U.S. CFOs, due to rising material costs. |
CFO
October 1, 2010 |
Color Clients Unimpressed CFOs say that banks' nascent efforts to go green won't win their business, all else being equal. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 5, 2006 |
More to Offshore Most financial institutions are not taking full advantage of the potential cost benefits of offshore outsourcing, according to a survey of global financial services companies. |
CFO
March 1, 2003
Joseph McCafferty |
Boo-hoo Economics CFOs are gloomy about the short-term prospects for the United States. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 15, 2006 |
I Want My BPO According to a recent survey, 53.8% of participants -- slightly more than half of whom represented financial services companies -- indicated that business process outsourcing has met or exceeded their firms' expectations. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
Cory Levine |
Offshore Outsourcing of IT Losing Popularity Offshore IT outsourcing has taken a sharp downturn in popularity, due to the difficulty in managing it, and lower-than-expected cost savings. |
CFO
September 1, 2004
Joseph McCafferty |
Happy, but Hesitant The attitudes of U.S. CFOs are being influenced by such factors as high oil prices, the continuing fallout in the jobs market, and the upcoming Presidential election. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 21, 2008
Cory Levine |
Offshore Outsourcing of IT Positions Loses Popularity Offshore IT outsourcing once was considered the wave of the future. Apparently, however, the practice has taken a sharp downturn in popularity. |
CIO
September 1, 2003 |
Going There, Doing That Asked about their companies' offshore outsourcing experiences and expectations, 101 CIOs, IT executives and managers in a survey confirmed what you might expect. India was the major destination. Labor costs were the biggest area for savings. And app development was the main activity. |
CFO
September 1, 2003
Joseph McCafferty |
Are We There Yet? Our quarterly Global Confidence Survey reveals that finance chiefs are more hopeful about economic prospects over the next year than they have been since December 2000. |
CFO
January 1, 2005
Julia Homer |
Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom. |
CFO
January 10, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are feeling better about the prospects for the U.S. economy in 2007. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Joseph McCafferty |
Curbed Enthusiasm Forty-four percent of U.S. finance executives have a positive view of the global economy, down from 50 percent last quarter. |
IndustryWeek
June 20, 2012 |
Government Can Help Manufacturers by Getting Out of Their Way Most CFOs are optimistic about the economy but see gridlock as a major barrier to growth. |
CFO
September 15, 2003 |
IT Directions 2.0 Our annual survey of senior finance executives finds them bullish on the value of IT and prepared to raise budgets accordingly. |
IndustryWeek
April 18, 2012 |
Everything Is Looking Up for Manufacturers... Except Sales CFOs are feeling more optimistic about their companies, but recognize the recovery is still rather fragile. |
CIO
November 1, 2005
Stephanie Overby |
Outsourcing's Image Problem Among 1,000 Americans surveyed, 72% said outsourcing is really about corporate greed. Yet the poll's overall findings contained many contradictions. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Manufacturing Spending: By The Numbers Annual outlook shows manufacturing CFOs optimistic for 2008. |
CFO
December 1, 2003
Joseph McCafferty |
And a Happy New Year? In our quarterly Global Confidence Survey, 71 percent of U.S. respondents say they are either "confident" or "very optimistic" about the domestic economy over the next year. |
CFO
June 1, 2011 |
Light at the End of the Wallet A new study finds consumer demand poised to make a comeback. |
CFO
July 1, 2005
Joseph McCafferty |
Dog Days for the Economy? Hiring and capital spending will slow over the next year, due partly to rising energy and raw-material prices. |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Scott Leibs |
Soft Is Hard Many CFOs leave the "soft" side of human capital to the human-resources department and fixate on the salary, benefits, and other costs associated with all those bodies. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey With worries about the costs of labor, fuel, and credit, CFOs' expectations for the economy hit a new low. |
CIO
July 1, 2005
Edward Prewitt |
Sox Compliance Now Business as Usual The effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sox) on IT budgets is already receding, as compliance becomes just another cost of doing business, according to recent reports. |
Insurance & Technology
September 2, 2007
Anthony O'Donnell |
Finance Transformation Needed, BearingPoint Survey Says Technology challenges and opportunities are top of mind for financial services CFOs seeking to transform their companies finance organizations. |
Global Services
June 1, 2008
Imrana Khan |
Offshoring: Not the Answer to the Challenges of Globalization Offshore outsourcing enabled globalization and its economics brought value to the business. What now? |
InternetNews
February 8, 2008
Judy Mottl |
Offshoring Popular? Think Again A new survey shows a majority of CIOs aren't shipping work out of the U.S. |
CIO
November 14, 2012
Stephanie Overby |
IT Services Get Closer to Home IT chiefs find that domestic outsourcing (as opposed to offshoring) is becoming more attractive as it delivers advantages such as agility, speed and innovation |
InternetNews
March 5, 2004
Allen Bernard |
Majority of IT and Business Plans Still Not Linked Research finds that the majority of corporate IT plans are not linked to business plans even though the greatest return-on-investment gains come from doing so. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2007
Brad Kenney |
CFOs Cite Data Quality as Top Concern With shop-floor data driving top-floor decisions, information security is starting to take a back seat. |
CIO
August 5, 2014
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing Customers Mad as Hell, Ready to Walk IT outsourcing customers are demanding more from their providers and consider showing the door to those who can't move up the value chain of IT services, according to a recent survey. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 13, 2006 |
Bringing It Back Home The outsourcing pendulum is showing signs of swinging back, according to a recent survey. |
CFO
July 1, 2006
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey Concerns over inflation, interest rates, and fuel costs have finance executives singing the blues. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Software Going Soft Software companies are pinning their woes on Sarbanes-Oxley, even if it's not the main culprit. But investors should ask whether recent earnings-report bad news is being caused by changes in the strategic viability of their businesses instead. |
CIO
June 13, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
No. 1 Gripe with Outsourcers: Lousy Service An outsourcing survey finds CIOs need to improve vendor management. |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 10, 2009
Gwenn Bzard |
Bank CIOs Remain Cautious With Spending, Says Exclusive Survey Research conducted by Aite Group shows that some banks will be pulling back on their IT spending in the near future, but don't expect a surge in offshoring. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Jill Jusko |
Avoid Outsourcing Headaches Open communication sets the stage for a more successful outsourcing relationship. |
CIO
June 13, 2011
Bill Bulkeley |
What CFOs Care About Besides Your IT Budget CFOs need to understand more than the costs and financial benefits to adopting cloud and consumer technologies. They're also on the hook to protect against risk |
Wall Street & Technology
May 15, 2006
Greg MacSweeney |
Playing by the Rules A growing number of voices is calling for a slimming down of SOX's reach, arguing that smaller financial companies cannot afford the compliance price tag. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2005 |
Finance -- On Balance Senior executives, especially in this Sarbanes-Oxley era, remain hesitant to outsource finance functions. Done selectively, however, such outsourcing might actually benefit governance and compliance. A recent survey of 203 senior executives reinforces this premise. |
CFO
February 22, 2005
Don Durfee |
Uncertain Benefits: The 2005 CFO Human-Capital Survey What finance executives say about cost control, choices, and concerns. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Julia Homer |
Truth or Jail CFOs are spending far more time with audit committees, answering more questions and educating them more fully on business strategies and risks. |
CIO
January 30, 2013 |
IT Offshoring Still Works, If You're Careful Three CIOs say that the benefits of offshore outsourcing still resonate -- if you learn from previous missteps and manage the risks |
CFO
November 1, 2009 |
Finance Work Shifts, Slowly Few large companies are moving swiftly to offshore their finance functions. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Durfee & O'Sullivan |
Offshoring by the Numbers Results of our survey of 275 finance executives at a broad range of companies. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
Meanwhile... CFOs are in the limelight as never before, and there is no reason to believe that will change any time soon. |
CFO
August 1, 2012
Kate O'Sullivan |
Muddling Through CFOs continue to hire but are less optimistic, according to the latest Duke/CFO Business Outlook Survey. |
CFO
April 1, 2006
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey Although still worried about the cost of fuel and health care, finance executives are encouraged, if not ecstatic, about the future of the economy. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2007
Stephen Cass |
Where the Jobs Are A survey of 752 IEEE members about the past, present, and future technological trends. Overall, the news is encouraging for the tech industry, albeit not spectacular. |
